Aging well is another matter entirely, and that is a trick Queen Elizabeth II has mastered.

All of which makes Elizabeth II’s ability to initiate the monarchy since 1952 a royal anomaly.

Develop your sense of purpose

The queen lives for something larger than herself her country.

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Studies show having a dedicated cause helps immunity and reduces one’s risk ofAlzheimer’s.

Her reward: an infusion of an anti-inflammatory hormone.

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Queen Elizabeth ll drinking a cup of tea during a 1977 royal visit in Northern Ireland

Princess Elizabeth writing in a notebook at a desk in Windsor Castle

Queen Elizabeth II greeting people during a 1984 royal visit in Canada

Queen Elizabeth II receives a bouquet from a young girl during a Royal Tour of Sierra Leone in 1961